[V3] - Extra 5: The Terrifying Shogun Yumi
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"No! That can't be!" Kin'emon's face was full of disbelief as he shakily pointed ahead. "This should still be Wano! This is Kuri, in Wano!"
"Impossible! Wano wasn't like this!"
"It's true! I'm not lying! Momonosuke-sama, please look ahead!"
"Ahead? What's there?" Momonosuke blinked in confusion but turned to look anyway. And then, right in front of them…
Rows upon rows of…
Are those… graves?!
"We were sent next to a cemetery? Whose graves are these? Let me see!" He leaned in curiously. "Kozuki Oden? That name sounds familiar~ Oh! It's the same as Father's!"
At that moment—
Kin'emon was already in tears as he looked at Momonosuke-sama. "These are our graves~"
"Our… graves?" Momonosuke froze, then looked closer.
Kozuki Toki!
Kozuki Momonosuke!
Kin'emon!
…
"???"
What was going on?
They really were their graves~
But—
Why were they so well-maintained?
Had someone been taking care of them?
Just as everyone stood there, dumbfounded, staring at the rows of tombstones—
Suddenly, they heard strange voices nearby!
"This is Kuri… the Kozuki clan and their retainers' honorary gravesite. It's one of Wano's famous tourist spots. Everyone knows about the great battle between the Beasts Pirates, Orochi, and the Kozuki clan~ That's right, there's even a rumor… of souls returning from the dead! But these days, people just treat it as a legend."
"Yeah, I've heard of it! But didn't the Nine Red Scabbards survive? So that prophecy didn't actually come true."
"Exactly!"
A man wearing a hat printed with Yuto Travel Agency, who looked just like a tour guide, nodded and smiled. "So everyone thinks… maybe Toki-sama made up that prophecy just to give Wano hope!"
Just as he finished speaking—
"That wasn't a lie!"
Suddenly—
A loud voice shouted from the side.
"We've returned! We are the returning souls! Mother never lied!"
"???"
What was this kid talking about?
Who was his mother?
Some Kozuki-obsessed fanatic?
The tour guide and the tourists all looked curiously at the boy—Momonosuke—but soon the guide simply smiled and said kindly: "Hello, little guy~ Are you curious about the history here? If there's anything you don't understand, feel free to ask!"
"I know more than you!" Momonosuke glared furiously at the disbelieving man in front of him. "We really are the returning souls! The Nine Red Scabbards will drive out the Beasts Pirates—wuuhhh~"
Before he could finish—
He was quickly silenced by Kin'emon, who covered his mouth and bowed apologetically. "Sorry! My child is just babbling nonsense!"
"I could tell!"
"…"
"After all~ the Beasts Pirates were wiped out years ago! If that's not nonsense, what is?" The tour guide didn't seem bothered at all and continued matter-of-factly. "If not for Shogun Yumi showing up, and if we'd really had to wait for the 'returning souls,' Wano might've already been gone! Back then, the people here were truly suffering!"
He looked at the group in front of him—dumbfounded, wearing old, tattered clothing that resembled Wano's traditional attire.
"What's wrong?"
And then—
"You said… the Beasts Pirates were wiped out?!"
Everyone raised their voices in disbelief.
"Yeah?" The guide looked puzzled. "Didn't that happen years ago? You can look it up on NinjaNet!"
"They're really gone?" Momonosuke and the others stared in shock. Then slowly, their expressions shifted—becoming excited and emotional.
"We did it? We really succeeded?! Could it be that Hiyori-sama did it?!"
"That's right! Mother left behind another hope—it must have been Hiyori and the others!"
"I can't believe it… Hiyori-sama and the rest actually drove the Beasts Pirates away!"
"Then now…" Momonosuke and Kin'emon looked at each other, small smiles forming on their lips. "Wano's Shogun is—"
"Shogun Yumi! It's Shogun Yumi!" the guide interrupted, full of excitement. "She inherited the position at such a young age! She's the most admired Shogun in all of Wano!"
However—
As soon as the guide finished speaking, Momonosuke and the others exchanged silent glances. Then they all turned their heads together to look at the tour guide. "Who is it, then? Wasn't it Hiyori who saved Wano? You're saying it was someone else? The Shogun Yumi?"
"Momonosuke-sama, you—"
"It's fine~"
Momonosuke waved his hand, a hint of relief crossing his face. He smiled cheerfully and said, "My father and I actually don't care who becomes the Shogun of Wano!"
He glanced around him.
"It looks like the people of Wano are living very well! That's all that matters. I believe Hiyori must think the same way! That Shogun Yumi must be someone truly capable! To have defeated the Beasts Pirates, he must surely be a warrior as magnificent and mighty as my father~"
It had to be so!
After all—that was the King of Beasts they were talking about!
A monster even his father had found troublesome!
Someone who could wipe out the entire Beasts Pirates…?!
If not for seeing the changes in Wano with his own eyes, he wouldn't have dared believe it!
"I'd really love to see Shogun Yumi in person… what a hero and champion they must be!"
Upon hearing this, Kin'emon and the others also gazed forward with longing in their eyes, equally eager to see this hero who might be like Oden-sama himself!
However—
"Eh~ no, no!" The guide's lips twitched slightly. "Shogun Yumi isn't like Lord Oden. She… is a girl!"
"…Then she must be a heroic woman, surely!"
"That's not it!" The guide stared at this group, who were all looking at him with sparkling eyes full of admiration.
Why do these guys know nothing?!
He hesitated for a moment and then said, "Shogun Yumi is only five years old… Oh wait, no, she just turned six this year!"
As soon as he finished—
"???"
What the heck?!
Five years old?!
"Hisss—"
Everyone sucked in a sharp breath.
"A powerhouse… five or six years old?!"
Had the children of this era grown so terrifyingly powerful?!
"Impossible!" Momonosuke stared at the tour guide in disbelief. "How could a mere five- or six-year-old little girl possibly be the Shogun of Wano?! Are you trying to fool me?!"
"I'm not! Hey, kid—don't you dare speak disrespectfully about Shogun Yumi~"
"I… I don't believe it! You're definitely lying to me! How could Shogun Yumi possibly be five or six years old—"
However.
This time.
Before Momonosuke could even finish speaking—
Suddenly—
Figures began emerging from the ground.
That's right!
One after another, figures appeared—
They kept springing up from underground.
In an instant!
The entire valley in front of them was swarming with dense masses of people, completely surrounding them, causing the words in Momonosuke's mouth to cut off as he stared ahead in terror.
Who were these people?
Some kind of sorcery?
Could it be…
The Beasts Pirates hadn't actually been defeated, and were lying in wait here for them all along?!
Just as Momonosuke and his group's eyes filled with tension, ready to break through the encirclement—
"Who is it that's questioning Shogun Yumi?"
Voices rang out, each carrying a chillingly cold tone.
Shogun Yumi…?
Before Momonosuke could even process what was happening—
All the White Zetsus seemed to receive some silent signal. In perfect unison, they all turned toward him, squinting their eyes and staring at Momonosuke.
"So it's you, little brat, daring to question the greatness of Shogun Yumi?"
"…"
So—
Who exactly was Shogun Yumi?
Was she really just five or six years old?
Could she truly be this terrifying?!